Question follow-through · 1097
Developing Countries: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of high-interest debt repayments by low-income countries on the ability of those countries to provide adequate (a)
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of high-interest debt repayments by low-income countries on the ability of those countries to provide adequate (a)
19 May 2026
Target answer date
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28 May 2026
Answer published
Supporting developing countries to tackle unsustainable debt is a key priority of this government. Debt servicing costs are at their highest for 25 years and are crowding out vital investments in growth and development. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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